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CVE-2002-1691

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by...

10.0 High

CVE-2002-1691 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Alcatel-lucent Omnipcx, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.61%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
3.61%EPSS, 89th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Exploit likelihood

3.61%Up 2.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used10.0

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Record
CVE-2002-1691
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Record
CVE-2002-1691
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1672No score

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Record
EUVD-2002-1672
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-885x-qwwj-5g2hNo score

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by...

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Record
GHSA-885x-qwwj-5g2h
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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